- Which is more proper rarest or most rare?
In the following usage, which is the correct form for the superlative of the adjective "rare"? "the rarest on Earth" or "the most rare on Earth"?
- expressions - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
She’s found: an antique piece of serving ware–I think it was a pie slicer or cheese knife that was the rarest part of a set, rare pyrex dishes, an original Holly Hobbie doll, a jar of buttons that turned out to be all vintage designer buttons, a baggie with dozens of all original monopoly pieces, a weird mid-century lamp that we bought for
- So that it be vs so that it is - English Language Usage Stack . . .
The subjunctive is rare in British English, but perhaps less so in American English In either variety, I want you to give this money to him so that he have enough for lunch seems a most peculiar sentence In British English it would be expressed as I want you to give this money to him so that he's got enough for lunch In British English, too, your example so that they be correct would sound
- The origin of water breaking during pregnancy
Indeed the earliest-occurring term, amnios, the OED assigns to its frequency band 2, its second to rarest classification That means it remains extremely rare The OED estimates that it typically occurs fewer than once per hundred million words in modern written English
- american english - Pronunciation of aunt in the US - English Language . . .
There are five different pronunciations of the word aunt in North America, yet the only one with a diphthong is the rarest of the 5 It’s the one that sounds just like ain’t, like when Andy Griffith (from North Carolina) on his eponymous TV show would refer to his Aunt Bea as if it were spelled “Ain’t Bee”
- Word for animals, including humans?
Commonly, "animals" means "all animals, except humans" So is there a single word for "animals, including humans"? Particularly, if you had a list of two choices, animal or human, what would you w
- What are the percentages of the parts of speech in English?
What are the percentages of the parts of speech in English? For instance, what percent of English is comprised of nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc ? I have done an extensive web search using a var
- Were clothes called loud because they actually made a noise?
In the mid 19th century, taffeta was ‘loud’ The taffeta and silk used in dresses in the 1830s could have inspired the expression “loud clothes” This is only a conjecture of mine but it is based on numerous references and eye-witness accounts who either admired or complained of the rustling sounds these heavy gowns made The noise a dress made was a sign of wealth and status Around
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